Questions
Vocabulary Table
| Japanese | Romaji | English | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| なに | nani | What | |
| だれ | dare | Who (neutral) | |
| どなた | donata | Who (polite) | |
| だれの | dareno | Whose | |
| どこ | doko | Where | |
| いつ | itsu | When (time) | |
| なぜ | naze | Why | |
| どうして | doushite | Why / How come (neutral) | |
| なんで | nande | Why (casual speech / emotional) | |
| どう | dou | How | |
| どのように | donoyouni | How | |
| いくら | ikura | How much (price) | |
| いくつ | ikutsu | How many (objects) | |
| どの | dono | Which (followed by a noun) | |
| どれ | dore | Which (used alone without a noun) | |
| どっち | dochi (casual) | Which one (2 options) | |
| どちら | dochira | Which one (2 options) / Which direction / Which person | |
| なんじ | nanji | What time | |
| なんようび | nanyoubi | What day of the week | |
| なんさい | nansai | How old / What age | |
| どんな | donna | What kind of | |
| どのくらい | donokurai | How long / How much (uncountable) / To what extent | |
| いまなんじ | ima nanji | What time is it now? | |
| どこですか | doko desu ka | Where is it? | |
| なんといいますか | nanto iimasu ka | How do you say this? | |
| 必要ですか | hitsuyou desu ka | Is it necessary? / Do you need it? | |
| しつもん | shitsumon | A question | |
| Xをもっていますか | X o motte imasu ka | Do you own X? | |
| Vことがありますか | V koto ga arimasu ka | Have you ever V? | V = Verb in -ta form |
| なんていうの | nani tte iu no? | What is it called? / What does it mean? | or "nan tte iu no" |
| どちらになりますか | dochira ni narimasu ka | Where is it? (polite) | |
| どうおもいますか | dō omoimasu ka | What do you think? | |
| この言葉の意味は何ですか | imi wa nan desu ka? | What's the meaning? (of this word) | or "imi wa nani?" |
| このへんに | kono hen ni | Around here | |
| もらえますか | moraemasu ka? | (...) For me? | Verb (-te) + moraemasu ka |
| どうやって | dōyatte | By what means / In what way | |
| なんさいにみえますか | nansai ni miemasu ka? | How old do I look? | |
| とき | toki | When (statement) |